I thought for sure Neeld was doing a Brendan McCartney at the Bombers and just wandering around telling their kids to ‘crack in’ occasionally.
Baffling appointment.
Baffling appointment.
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Distinctly recall a Melbourne supporting mate trying to convince me when Neeld was appointed that they had secured the better coach that off-season. McCartney wasn’t great but Neeld is arguably the worst coaching appointment in several decades.I thought for sure Neeld was doing a Brendan McCartney at the Bombers and just wandering around telling their kids to ‘crack in’ occasionally.
Baffling appointment.
I think the Tigers have four genuine stars, they also under performed with a good team at the coach's disposal. Perhaps Essendon are right where they belong right now and some people at the club have over estimated their capabilities? No comparison at all with Richmond. Essendon are dreadful.Worked for the tigers
More like his contract was cheaper to pay out than Woosha’s extension.So he can't take the credit at Collingwood but takes the full blame at Essendon.
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More like his contract was cheaper to pay out than Woosha’s extension.

I’d like to see more of his work at St Kilda
Good riddance to who was easily, without any doubt, the worst coach in the history of the sport.
The club statement reads like a redundancy arrangement. If he had a nothing role which was surplus to needs and it took 3 years to realise it, hard to see how this will make a difference.
Neeld won a single game excluding the Dees victories over GWS & GCS.Nah, that honour goes to Tim 'dark and murky places' Watson
Neeld won a single game excluding the Dees victories over GWS & GCS.
Watson won ten games in his first season (twice as many as Neeldo did in his entire career).
Watson looks like Al Clarkson compared to that twitching prick Neeld.
Yet their captain had one tackle for an entire game of football and is given a pass lol, courageous footballer that bloke.
I dont understand why they had the rules about who can talk to who in the box.
Seems very old school
If that’s the case (and from fox footy article it seems to be) whoever came up with that idea is fith.